Research on female entrepreneurs to be showcased at British Academy

School of Management Lecturer Dr Hannah Dean has been invited to share her research findings on female entrepreneurs at the British Academy Summer Showcase to be held in London, 20-22 June 2019. This public engagement event celebrates outstanding humanities and social science research funded by the British Academy. The showcase in 2018 attracted 1700 visitors. The 2019 showcase will take place at the Academy and will feature an exclusive session for parliamentarians, university Vice Chancellors, senior staff working for cultural organisations and the press.

Hannah's interactive exhibition will be based on the findings of her three-year Academy funded project, "The Journey of Female Entrepreneurs in Yorkshire: An Oral History Perspective". It will bring to life the contribution of Yorkshire female entrepreneurs to the economy and social life in the UK, the influence of Yorkshire's heritage on the women's experiences and the dynamic nature of their entrepreneurial journeys.

The exhibition will include audio snippets and printed quotes from the stories of the entrepreneurs as well artefacts that illustrate their entrepreneurial experience. Visitors will be encouraged to scribble images of female entrepreneurs and write reflective messages inspired by the exhibition. These images and messages will then be turned by an artist into fabric designs that capture the diversity of female entrepreneurs.

University of St Andrews Graduation, December 2018

The School of Management congratulates all of our December 2018 graduates!

"We wish you success in your endeavours and hope you will keep in touch!"

The School's morning reception for December 2018 graduates featured a warm welcome, hot coffee or a glass of fizz, scones and our traditional cake, and was attended by a capacity gathering of graduands, staff, parents and children.

Director of Postgraduate Programmes Julie Brooks announced this year's prize winners for postgraduate taught programmes. She is shown below, along with the cake and Dr Anna Lucia Sobiech who received her PhD at the graduation ceremony in the afternoon. Also receiving her doctorate on the day was Dr Alison MacNeill-Weir.

Professor Lorna Stevenson (below right) was formally inducted as Professor at the same graduation. The School celebrated at a later reception with its own cake (above) and seasonal fare.

Images of Philanthropy - seasonal blogs from the CSPPG

‌December 2018: The Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good (CSPPG) is running a seasonal philanthropy 'advent calendar', making daily posts until 24 December. Drawing on wider work in the CSPPG's 'Images of Philanthropy' initiative, each blog will highlight a short metaphor, analogy or image that has been put forward to describe philanthropy or philanthropic foundations through history.

Research on implementing the Scottish Living Wage in adult social care featured in Scottish Parliament debate

‌November 2018: School of Management Senior Lecturer Dr Alina Baluch's research on the implementation of the Living Wage in adult social care featured in a debate in Scottish Parliament on 'Investing in social care for Scotland's future' (14 November 2018). As MSPs considered the immediate and long-term challenges to social care delivery, they cited findings from the new report (co-authored with Ian Cunningham and Anne-Marie Cullen, University of Strathclyde; and Phil James, Middlesex University).

The report highlights the experiences of social care providers and local authorities across Scotland in implementing the commitment to pay adult social care workers the real Living Wage. The study identifies concerns both about the sustainability of the Living Wage policy and the provision of social care services in the sector. It was commissioned by the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland.

October 2018: A group of MSc Finance and Management masters students attended the 2018 Global Ethical Finance Conference in the RBS Conference Centre, Edinburgh, along with Programme Director Dr Xing (Jimmy) Chen. Titled 'Regaining trust and demonstrating impact', the conference explored how trust in a sustainable economy can be revitalised, and how investors are confronting societal and economic challenges and feeding into the biggest sustainable finance shifts of our time. Other participants in the conference included representatives of banks, asset managers, faith-related investors, mission-driven endowments, charities and family offices.

Management at European Laidlaw Scholars' Conference

October 2018: The University of St Andrews hosted 120 Laidlaw Scholars and staff members from participating institutions for the 2018 European Laidlaw Scholars' Conference.

Contributions from the School of Management included Honorary Senior Research Fellow Dr David Erdal as guest speaker and Senior Lecturer Dr Sandra Romenska leading a workshop, both on the conference theme of 'leadership'. The University's cohort of 25 scholars displayed posters from their first summer research project, and S6 pupils from Madras College attended – taking the opportunity to talk with the scholars about University life and research.

New creative R&D partnership grant award

October 2018: Professor Paul Hibbert, Dr Shiona Chillas and Dr Ross Brown of the Institute for Capitalising on Creativity in the School of Management, together with partners in Abertay University and the University of Dundee, have been awarded a £5.1M research grant from the AHRC Creative Economy Programme.

Beginning this month, the 5-year 'InGAME' creative R&D partnership focuses on the computer games industry in Dundee. As cultural artefacts, video-games are complex multi-faceted products with multiple creative practices, bringing together technical and commercial expertise in a disruptive and precarious environment. The work of researchers at St Andrews will focus on challenges in the sector around working practices, barriers to growth, and the commercialisation of creative content. The InGAME R&D Centre will establish a new mode of engagement for industry and universities to work responsibly to meet the challenges, advancing learning and growth in the sector.

V&A visit: creativity, fashion and heritage

October 2018: School of Management Masters students visited the V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum, just a few weeks after it opened its doors to the public. For a project informed by research on heritage and fashion in Scottish tartan and tweed done at the School's Institute for Capitalising on Creativity, the group is studying innovation in the fashion industry, in particular heritage storytelling by luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton. The "Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity" module field trip focussed on the major exhibition Ocean Liners: Speed & Style.

Open Access Week 2018

‌Open Access Week 2018, the annual global celebration of Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research, is being held this year from 22-28 October.

New research centre in the School of Management: CREDI

October 2018: The Centre for Research into Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (CREDI) is a new research centre that has been established in the School of Management. CREDI aims to provide an intellectual and organisational home for individuals and groups across the University of St Andrews whose research focuses on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) issues. It will be led by Co-Directors Professor Ruth Woodfield and Dr Boyka Bratanova, and Associate Director Dr Juliette Summers. Colleagues from the Schools of Psychology, Geography & Sustainable Development, and Computer Science are also involved in the operations of this centre. As the School's newest vehicle for research collaborations and engagement, CREDI expands an already active culture of research centres and institutes.

Rankings success for School

In the Times/Sunday Times Best University Guide 2019, announced in September 2018, the School of Management retains the ranking of best in Scotland and 2nd in the UK. In this comprehensive guide, the University of St Andrews also holds top place in Scotland and is 3rd in the UK behind Oxford and Cambridge. The University again ranks top for student experience.

The Times/Sunday Times ranking completes a highly succesful year for the School, which is top in Scotland in both the Complete University Guide and the Guardian University Guide. The Complete University Guide places the School 1st in the UK.

Distinguished lecture on philanthropy at Global Donors Forum

September 2018: Dr Tobias Jung, Director of the School of Management's Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good, gave a 'Distinguished Guest Lecture' at the Global Donors Forum (GDF). Held in London this year, the GDF is the biannual gathering of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists. Dr Jung's talk, 'A Critical View of Impact Evaluation', outlined and discussed key challenges and tensions in the application and use of performance measures in the philanthropy field.

Research showcased at Building Societies Association Conference, London

September 2018: School of Management Professor John Wilson presented the results of his research on the credit union tax subsidy at a Building Societies Association Conference in London. The event was attended by prominent academics, industry practitioners and policymakers. Drawing on insights of empirical research (co-authored with Bob DeYoung, Kansas University; John Goddard, Aberystwyth University; and Donal McKillop, Queen's University of Belfast), John explained that the results of their research suggested that US credit unions use the proceeds of the federal income tax exemption to benefit depositor and borrowing members. However, a portion of the tax subsidy is diverted from members. These results provide valuable insights for policymakers involved in monitoring the allocation of the credit union tax subsidy.

Bank taxation research at International Workshop (IWFSAS)

September 2018: School of Management Associate Lecturer Dr Anna L Sobiech presented the results of her research on bank taxation at the International Workshop on Financial Systems Architecture and Stability (IWFSAS) in London. The IWFSAS provides a forum for academic researchers and policy makers to discuss issues related to the structure and design of financial systems and their impact on growth and financial stability.Anna's research (co-authored with Dimitris Chronopoulos and John Wilson) examines whether bank taxes impact on the behaviour of corporate borrowers. Her study shows that corporate borrowers which are exposed to bank taxes via their lenders reduce investment activity and rely more on alternative sources of funding.

All junior Honours students are invited to attend one induction session on either Wednesday 12 September 2018 (1pm to 3pm) or Thursday 13 September 2018 (1pm to 3pm) in Lecture Room 2 of the Gateway Building.

The session will provide you with information to support your entry into junior Honours. It will introduce you to the School at Honours level and to the ethos of the Honours programme.

Please note that you mustsign up for one of the induction sessions by writing your name in an attendance sheet which will be available during Advising (i.e. Monday 10 September or Tuesday 11 September 2018).

School welcomes CSEAR

The School of Management welcomed the Centre for Social and Environmental Research (CSEAR) for the Emerging Scholars Colloquium and 30th Annual International Congress, from Monday 27 August - Thursday 30 August 2018. The interdisciplinary event included academics, practitioners and researchers who focus on the teaching, research, theory and practice of social, environmental and sustainability accounting and reporting. Professor Christine Cooper from the University of Edinburgh was plenary speaker. Sponsor was the General Charitable Trust of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).‌

Executive MBA students from Paris at the School of Management

The School of Management welcomed Executive MBA students from Sciences Po, Paris (www.sciencespo.fr), for a study week (20-24 August 2018) in St Andrews. This was the tenth time the School hosted a delegation of students from Sciences Po. The study visit focussed on the management of strategic change, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. It was one of a number of collaborative initiatives currently being pursued by the two institutions.

Linking with Japan - philanthropy studies

On Monday 16 July 2018, the School of Management's Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good (CSPPG) welcomed a Japanese delegation headed by Professor Toshihiko Ishihara, Professor of Public Management at the Institute of Business and Accounting at Kwansei Gakuin University and President of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA) Japan. The visit focused on discussion of the roles, experiences, challenges and opportunities associated with philanthropy and philanthrocapitalism in the delivery and design of public services. The gathering also explored ways of strengthening links and research collaborations between the CSPPG and Japanese colleagues working in the field.

University of St Andrews Graduation, June 2018

The School of Management congratulates all of our June 2018 graduates!

We wish you success in your endeavours and hope you will keep in touch.

Special congratulations are extended to Charlie Maguire who received his Master of Arts in Management and International Relations. Principal Sally Mapstone awarded Charlie the Principal's Medal, recognising his exceptional endeavour and achievement as an undergraduate.

Our photos show the Principal with Charlie Maguire, Dr Lori Leigh Davis at graduation and Dr Toma Pustelnikovaite at the Gateway Building.

Third Sector conference, Amsterdam

July 2018: The School of Management's Dr Tobias Jung had the pleasure of chairing the Emerging Scholar Dissertation Award Committee of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR). In this role, he announced the 2018 winner of the award in Amsterdam at ISTR's 13th International Conference. A record number of 61 dissertations from the past two years had been submitted for the committee's consideration. The winner was 'Amicable Contempt: the strategic balance between dictators and international NGOs' by Andrew Heiss of Duke University. The award, valued at $1,000, recognises the dissertation making the most significant contribution to third sector research, theory and practice.

Sustainable Development Goals and Accounting Research - virtual special issue of AAAJ

‌July 2018: Professor of Accounting and Sustainable Development Jan Bebbington has curated and introduced, with Professor Jeffery Unerman, a virtual special issue of the Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal.

Addressing issues relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Accounting Research brings together ten papers that provide examples of how research — undertaken (largely) before the SDGs were adopted — can inform accounting interventions aimed at furthering achievement of the SDGs. A special issue of the journal will follow this virtual special issue (See the call for papers.). A workshop for contributors is also planned, in association with the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) International Congress 2018 in St Andrews.

Alumnus leads sustainability initiatives

‌Alumnus Ross Allan (MLitt in International Business) is the global director of business administration with Dulwich College International. As part of his work, he leads sustainability initiatives across the group.

On the news pages of the college, Ross speaks about the 2nd Annual Dulwich Environment Conference, held at Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi in spring 2018. Echoing a vision shared by the School of Management, he says that "sustainability is going to be the heart of so many jobs from finance through to engineering, and we want our students to be prepared for what is going to be an extremely exciting future." The conference gave students aged from 11 – 14 the opportunity to work with sustainability leaders in practical sessions where they could formulate their own ideas for creating greener, healthier classrooms and spaces.

The event followed other initiatives including the first Dulwich Climate Conference, held in Suzhou in 2015, which included key speakers from the University of St Andrews: Professor Jan Bebbington and Dr Shona Russell of the School of Management, and wildlife cameraman Doug Allan who has an honorary Doctor of Science degree. In 2016, Ross won an award for his work in developing the green campus at Dulwich College Suzhou.

Professor presents research at European Commission – MoFIR Workshop in Italy

‌June 2018: Professor John Wilson presented the results of his research on bank taxation at a European Commission – MoFIR Workshop in Ancona, Italy. The event was attended by prominent academics, industry practitioners and policymakers.

Drawing on insights of empirical research (co-authored with Anna Sobiech and Dimitris Chronopoulos (also from the School of Management) and Sanjay Banerji from the University of Nottingham), John explained that the results of their research suggested that taxes specifically targeted at the banking industry impacted on the availability and cost of credit to borrowers, as well as interest paid to depositors. These results provide valuable insights for policymakers involved in the design of bank regulation and supervision following the global financial crisis.

Keynote address at Swiss Foundations symposium

The address outlined the role, opportunities and challenges of advocacy by philanthropic foundations. Speaking as Director of the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good at the University of St Andrews School of Management, Dr Jung highlighted the historic role of foundations' political engagement and its renewed relevance in the contemporary policy landscape.

School welcomes surveillance scholars

‌June 2018: The School of Management welcomes the fourth CRISP doctoral training school. The week-long event features five days of intensive training in multi-disciplinary research methods and skills in surveillance studies – with lectures, workshops, a field trip and networking opportunities. CRISP, the Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, is a collaborative initiative between the Universities of Stirling, Edinburgh and St Andrews. CRISP is a focal point of research and expertise on the political, legal, economic and social dimensions of the surveillance society.

The impact of bank closures on SMEs

May 2018: Dr Ross Brown was invited to write a debate article for The Herald to comment on the topical issue of bank branch closures. The number of bank branches is now a third of what they stood at 30 years ago. Commenting on his recent research on the geographical variations in credit access in UK SMEs, the article examines the potential impact of further bank branch closures. Evidence suggests that when a bank branch disappears lending can fall by as much a 63% in the affected postcode location. His work strongly suggests SMEs incur "liability of distance" effects and the more distant a small firm is from a bank branch the more likely they are to encounter credit constraints — and this disproportionately impacts innovative firms.

Lecturer in The Conversation podcast

‌May 2018: School of Management Lecturer in Management Dr Cinla Akinci was interviewed about her research on intuitive decision making for a podcast by The Conversation UK. The podcast explains what intuition is and how it works in our brains and bodies. It also explores the role that intuition plays in decision making in organisational contexts, when we should follow our intuitions and when we should defer to more data-driven analysis.

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Congratulations on running success

Sam ran the course in 2 hours 34 minutes and raised £923.75 (including gift aid) in sponsorship for the SSPCA. The Postgraduate Research Administrator reported that her legs were very sore after the event - but she was clearly delighted to have completed her first half marathon.

Our photo shows Sam wearing her medal.

Programme Director in QS Worldwide Conference, Moscow

May 2018: Director of Postgraduate Programmes Julie Brooks was an invited speaker at the international higher education (HE) conference hosted by QS WORLDWIDE at RUDN University in Moscow. The event, "In search of university excellence: perspectives from Russia and emerging countries", provided a unique opportunity for HE professionals to connect with academics and government representatives from across Russia, Central Asia and beyond. Participants shared insights on how universities outside of the Western hemisphere might work toward greater academic excellence.

Julie spoke about values-driven marketing and the promotion of academic schools - and the programmes they offer - within a wider University context, drawing on experiences from the University of St Andrews School of Management.

Professor presents on impact of research at the House of Commons

May 2018: School of Management Professor of Banking and Finance John Wilson presented on the impact of his credit union research at the House of Commons. This was part of the Academy of Social Sciences Making the Case for Social Sciences Campaign and focused on Accounting and Finance. The event was attended by prominent public figures including Elizabeth Truss, Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

Drawing on insights of empirical research (co-authored with Donal McKillop, Queen's University of Belfast) spanning almost 20 years, John explained that their research has featured prominently in outlets beyond academe via reports produced by: devolved governments (in Scotland, Northern Ireland); accounting (Institute of Chartered Accountants, Scotland) and trade association bodies (US Filene Institute); and US Congressional Hearings as well as invited talks at the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington and at Westminster Briefing Events in London (amongst others).

The most direct and significant impact of the research was evidenced via his and McKillop's appointment, membership and participation in the Irish Government Credit Union Commission and its subsequent recommendations, which in turn have influenced primary legislation and subsequent widespread structural change in the credit union industry.

Management student wins Management Undergraduate of the Year award

Now in its ninth year, the TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards continues to recognise and celebrate the best student talent in the UK.

Holly said, 'It felt like they had confused me with someone else when they first read my name out, because when I applied for the award I never dreamed I'd get this far!' Holly's advice for anyone thinking of applying for next year's awards? 'I have learnt so much from this process. I came into it wanting to gain experience of the graduate recruitment process and came away with so much more! I have gained so much confidence, friends across the country, several new business connections and a hefty glass award, all of which I could never have dreamed of getting when I applied in January.'

Applications were submitted by 3,336 undergraduate students from universities across the country for one of the 12 awards.

As winner, Holly is offered the opportunity of a ten-week summer placement with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, including a week in the USA.

Holly follows in the footsteps of St Andrews alumna Georgina Ashby, BSc (Hons) Management, who in 2016 won a TARGETjobs awards placement with Rolls Royce.

Meet us in your country: Russia

May 2018: School of Management Director of Postgraduate Programmes Julie Brooks attended the QS Worldwide 2nd Annual Strategic Summit for the Advancement of University Education in all its Forms. The conference, held in Moscow, included an education fair where delegates could find out about the University of St Andrews.

Julie was also available for individual meetings in Moscow by appointment. Contact her at jfb9@st-andrews.ac.uk for further details.

Professor provides evidence at the House of Lords

April 2018: School of Management Professor of Banking and Finance John Wilson presented evidence at EU Internal Markets Committee at the House of Lords. This was part of an evidence session investigating the impact of Brexit on UK Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Using insights of ongoing empirical research (co-authored with Ross Brown and José Liñares-Zegarra), John explained that the vote to leave the EU in 2016 has added to the multitude of challenges facing SMEs and led to increased uncertainty regarding future trading conditions. The extent to which SMEs are impacted by Brexit will depend not only on the final terms of any resultant deal between the UK government and the EU, but also in terms of the size, age, business orientation (such as internationalisation, growth intentions, innovativeness) industry and geographic location. He explained that SMEs that perceive Brexit as a significant business obstacle are less likely to: seek external finance; increase capital investment; generate product and process innovations and pursue growth ambitions. And if this comes to fruition this is likely to have a detrimental impact on the future growth, innovation and prosperity of SMEs and the wider UK economy.

Claire Methven O'Brien appointed

‌April 2018: The University of St Andrews School of Management is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Claire Methven O'Brien as an Honorary Lecturer in the School. Claire is Strategic Adviser (Chef Konsulent) at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, with expertise in business and human rights. Claire has extensive international experience of designing and delivering technical assistance on human rights and business to companies, public actors and civil society.

Professor shaping the field - on social media

‌April 2018: School of Management Professor of Accounting and Sustainable Development Jan Bebbington has been included in a new list recognising those shaping the field of responsible business scholarship through social media. The University of Bath's #thinklist aims to celebrate "the movers and shakers in the academic world who are breaking out of the ivory towers and leading key debates".

The conference offered the opportunity to hear from leading human resource practitioners about a range of contemporary developments in people management including change management, HR analytics, developing a career in HR, talent management and succession planning, and mental health in the workplace. Students also heard from Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the CIPD, who gave a keynote address, 'The Future of Work and the HR Profession'.

Our photograph shows students with Martin Dowling, Senior Teaching Fellow, who accompanied the students at the conference.

British Academy/Leverhulme grant for study of crowdfunding

‌Dr Ross Brown from the School of Management has been awarded a research grant from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Research Grants Scheme. The research commences in June 2018 and will undertake a "Longitudinal Examination of Equity Crowdfunding in the UK". This will be the first research to systematically track start-ups funded using this emerging form of alternative finance and will measure how this finance benefits these innovative ventures. Dr Brown is a leading authority on the topic of SME finance in the UK and has published extensively on the topic of equity crowdfunding including a recent research paper in the International Small Business Journal titled Working the Crowd: Improvisational Entrepreneurship and Equity Crowdfunding in Nascent Entrepreneurial Ventures.

Job vacancies in School of Management

The School of Management at the University of St Andrews aims to recruit talented, creative and flexible individuals who will contribute to the next phase of development of the School. Activities at the School are bound together by the idea of "responsible enterprise" – an ethos which informs all aspects of our work.The School seeks to appoint:· Lecturer in Banking and Finance· Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Creativity· Lecturer in Marketing· Lecturer in Organisation Studies. Closing date: 23 April 2018.Details: University of St Andrews Job Vacancies.

Honours preview session

Are you a second or third year Management student?Do you want to know more about the Honours programme in the School of Management? If yes, please come along to the Honours preview session.

SME funding research: report published

March 2018: Dr Ross Brown from the School of Management, has just had a report published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD). The report was commissioned jointly by the OECD with the European Commission to investigate the effectiveness of financial lending instruments for small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs). These are funding mechanisms for SMEs (e.g. credit guarantees, public sector venture capital and soft loans) designed to alleviate imperfections within small business financial markets. These instruments are playing a growing role within economic development and regional policy across advanced economies. The European Commission intends that the research will help inform future EU cohesion policy.

Professor receives Honorary Fellowship

‌March 2018: In the week of International Women's Day, School of Management Professor of Accounting and Sustainable Development Jan Bebbington received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS). The Fellowship is given "in recognition of services to the Society and to the wider discipline of geography."

Gateway refurbishment launch

January 2018: The School of Management was delighted to mark the launch of new offices in the Gateway building. Invited guests, including key members of the refurbishment project team, gathered with staff, research students and members of the School's Advisory Group to thank all those involved and toast the redevelopment's success.

Impact of Brexit on SMEs: research findings

January 2018: ‌Professor John Wilson, Dr José Liñares Zegarra and Dr Ross Brown from the School of Management have launched a study examining the impact of Brexit on UK Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The first study of its kind, the research draws on UK's Longitudinal Small Business Survey which covers 10,000 UK SMEs. The study examines the types of SMEs most likely to have the strongest reservations regarding Brexit as well as the potential (self-reported) outcomes for these firms. The paper suggests that Brexit is having a material and potentially damaging effect on UK SMEs and those with the greatest concerns are larger, innovative and export-oriented SMEs. Typically, these are considered to be the firms who make the strongest contribution to productivity and economic growth. The likely impact of Brexit-related uncertainty could result in reduced levels of capital expenditure, reduced access to external finance and weaker growth expectations. The work has featured strongly within the media, including the BBC: SMEs may be worst affected by Brexit, research suggests.

Welcome to our guests from Zhengzhou University

On Friday 12 January 2018 the School hosted lecturers from Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China. Our guests were undertaking a study visit looking at approaches to teaching methods in western universities organised through the University of the Highlands and Islands. Their visit to St Andrews aimed to explore how the School of Management approaches its policy and practice in relation to teaching, learning and assessment.

The group heard from Director of Operations Mr Martin Dowling and Associate Lecturer in Management Dr Keyan Lai about the School's approach and also had a tour of the teaching and learning facilities at the Gateway Building, home of the School of Management.

Fulbright award

Former Co-Head of School Kevin Orr is the recipient of the All Disciplines Award granted by the Fulbright Commission. Based at the Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, he has been exploring leadership and storytelling in the work of public administrators. The US-UK Fulbright Commission was founded by diplomatic treaty in 1948, to foster intercultural understanding between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland through educational exchange.See more about Kevin's project and the other British Fulbright Scholar Award grantees.

Athena SWAN success for School of Management

The School of Management has been successful in its application for the Bronze Athena SWAN equality charter award. We are delighted with this achievement and endorsement of the School's ethos, culture and practices.

The authors and discussants of the papers presented at the conference gathered from leading universities and policy institutions around the globe, including the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

The presentations covered a wide range of banking topics of interest to academics, policymakers and practitioners alike. These included:

bank liquidity risk management

regulatory forbearance

bank capitalisation

central bank interventions

bank credit ratings

regulatory and supervisory spill-overs

bank political connections

household financing constraints

cryptocurrencies.

University of St Andrews Graduation, December 2017

The School of Management congratulates all of our December 2017 graduates!

"We wish you success in your endeavours and hope you will keep in touch!"

The School's morning graduation reception featured a warm welcome, hot coffee or a glass of fizz, and our traditional cake, and was attended by a record number of graduands, parents and children.

Management research students who received PhDs in the afternoon were Anna Brown (shown at the graduation ceremony), Theresa Majeed (in absentia), Christopher Mueller, Mirko Semler and Moritz Wiesel.

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"Studentification" and HMO policy in St Andrews: a case of bad public policy?

Dr Ross Brown, Reader in the School of Management at the University of St Andrews, has conducted the first independent assessment of the economic and social impact of the growth in student occupied houses in multiple occupation (HMO) within the town of St Andrews. "Studentification" is the complex socio-spatial process resulting from the major influx of students into specific spatial localities in certain university towns and neighborhoods. A key issue driving studentification is that of student occupied HMO.

The studentification process in parts of cities and towns can be highly contentious within local communities. The initial findings from Dr Brown's study suggest that growing levels of studentification in private residential areas and HMO policy changes may be having quite significant, and in some cases deleterious, effects on key residential areas of the town's housing market, resulting in lower levels of owner-occupied properties; restrictions in affordable housing for local residents; reduced opportunities for University staff to live locally; house price inflation in affected areas; and increased tensions between local residents and the University – all of which is coupled with a growing sense of community disempowerment.

The paper advocates a full moratorium on further HMO within the town until a proper evidence-based review of the policy has been conducted.

Grant success - Sustainability learning and teaching

‌Dr Shona Russell (School of Management) and Dr Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs (School of Geography and Sustainable Development) have been successful in the recent round of the University of St Andrews Teaching Development Fund, winning a grant for their project, a 'Sustainability in the Curriculum Symposium'. The proposal was made in collaboration with Dr David Evans (Pro-Dean Curriculum - Arts & Divinity), Mr David Stutchfield (Estates) and Dr Rehema White (School of Geography and Sustainable Development). In Spring 2018, the project team will hold a cross-institutional symposium and conduct video interviews with academics. They aim to create opportunities to discuss and further develop pedagogical approaches, with a view to enhancing sustainability-related learning and teaching (SLT).

This project has been developed in partnership with Pro-Deans Curriculum (Drs Martin Campbell and Sharon Leahy), Transition University of St Andrews (Mr Alistair Macleod and Dr Ailsa McKenzie) and the Sustainable Development Working Group headed by the Quaestor. The University has been recognised nationally as a leader in sustainability teaching (e.g. Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development and the UK Universities that Count 2010 Report), operational sustainability (Scottish Green Energy Award for Guardbridge Biomass 2016, energy efficient data centre hold a Gold CEEDA award 2014) and student engagement through Transition University of St Andrews (Gen Gown Awards and repeated funding from Scottish Government). In response to increasing requirements to report on climate change impacts, this project supports the University's strategic commitment to sustainability by documenting and highlighting innovative sustainability learning and teaching practice.

If you want to know more about the project please contact Dr Shona Russell (sr65) or Dr Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs (ke68).

Future Horizons in financial services

October 2017: The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a Future Horizons Report which examines some of the possible major challenges facing financial services over the next 15 years. Members of the School of Management contributed three expert papers which informed the narrative of the report. These included:

Funding applications approved

The Athena SWAN Culture and Organization Working Group have approved two applications for funding (£2400 for the mid-career women interview/analysis project, and £1400 for the Gender and Equality Research Network Seminar Series) by Dr Boyka Bratanova, Professor Ruth Woodfield and Dr Juliette Summers. Congratulations!

UK Council for Graduate Education working group

Julie Brooks, Director of Postgraduate Programmes has been invited to go onto the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) PGT Student Experience Working Group. This group is made up of representatives of Universities from across the UK who have experience of working with Taught Postgraduate (i.e. Masters) students and aims to look at best practice from across the sector and develop ways of improving the student experience for these students. The Group had their inaugural meeting in Edinburgh on 31 August 2017 and they are working toward identifying key themes and areas on which to focus over the coming year.

Won Best paper award at the BAM Identity Track 2017

The paper that won Best Paper (developmental) award at the BAM Identity Track (2017) is

Exploring Paradox Management as a Social Identity Technique in Social Care Managers

Authored by Steele R. & Summers J.

A paper co-authored by Juliette Summers has won the Best Paper (developmental) Award in the Identity Track at this year’s British Academy of Management conference. The paper, Exploring Paradox Management as a Social Identity Technique in Social Care Managers, explores how paradoxical logics in the organisation of Social Care (efficiency vs care) are experiences at the individual level as occupational identity challenges. Using a Social Identity Approach (SIA), our research focuses on a largely un-researched occupational identity group, social care managers, and contributes empirically to both SIA and Paradox Management fields. In addition, surfacing the paradox within SIA allows us to extend our conceptual understanding of SIA by highlighting a particular form of identity response, social identity transcendence.

Watching or being watched? The double life of your smartphone

A paper co-authored by Professor Kirstie Ball has won the best full paper prize in the eBusiness and eGovernment track at this year's British Academy of Management conference. The paper is entitled 'Watching or being watched? The double life of your smartphone' and was written with Professor Sally Dibb and Dr Sara Degli Espostifrom the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University. Focusing on smartphone geolocation tracking, the paper explains how citizens' reactions to it are tempered by their views on the trustworthiness of security institutions and the social proximity of surveillance. Social proximity is a form of surveillance NIMBYism. It refers to whether citizens believe that surveillance is directed at them or at criminalised others and is captured by the phrase 'nothing to hide nothing to fear'. The paper showed that if citizens perceived the social proximity of smartphone surveillance to be low, they were more likely to find it acceptable. The paper draws on data from the EU FP7 project SurPRISE, which examined citizen acceptance of different surveillance-oriented security technologies across 9 European countries.

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Grant success - Gender, Diversity and Inclusion

Members of the School of Management were successful in their bid for two grants from the Gender, Diversity & Inclusion fund in August.

One pot of money was secured to support the Gender & Equalities Network, to fund six speaker and networking events between 2017 and 2018. If you have any ideas for external speakers, please do forward them to Boyka Bratanova (bab20@st-andrews.ac.uk) or Ruth Woodfield (rw57@st-andrews.ac.uk).

A further pot was secured to fund a project to be undertaken by Boyka Bratanova, Juliette Summers and Ruth Woodfield to collect qualitative data on men and women at St Andrews at the mid-career point, exploring facilitators and obstacles to making progress in their careers (with a specific focus on whether their experience is gendered). If you are willing to be interviewed for this project please let Boyka, Ruth or Juliette (jcs27@st-andrews.ac.uk) know.

Our brilliant Dean of Arts and Divinity has recently been decorated!

‌At the British Academy of Management conference last week, a special ceremony was held to present Paul Hibbert with the Academy’s Medal for Knowledge Development.

Judged by the Academy’s Executive and Dean of Fellows, the medal is awarded for sustained, original contributions to management research by a member. Paul’s citation recognised his significant contribution to promote the Management, Knowledge and Education agenda of the Academy.

Job vacancies in School of Management

The School of Management at the University of St Andrews aims to recruit talented, creative and flexible individuals who will contribute to the next phase of development of the School. Activities at the School are bound together by the idea of "responsible enterprise" – an ethos which informs all aspects of our work.The School seeks to appoint:- Professor in Management, Reader / Senior Lecturer in Management. Closing date: 22 September 2017.- Part-Time Postgraduate Taught Administrator. Closing date: 11 September 2017.Details: University of St Andrews Job Vacancies.

Race under wraps

British businesses must break their "silence" on the under-representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME) in key roles, according to new research commissioned by the British Academy of Management (BAM) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and co-authored by Dr Lisi Gordon, from the School of Management at University of St Andrews.

Executive MBA students from Paris at the School of Management

The School of Management welcomed Executive MBA students from Sciences Po, Paris (www.sciencespo.fr), for a study week (21-25 August 2017) in St Andrews. This was the ninth time the School hosted a delegation of students from Sciences Po. The study visit, which this year focussed on corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, was one of a number of collaborative initiatives currently being pursued by the two institutions.

REF2014: St Andrews demonstrates excellence in management research

The School of Management University of St Andrews has delivered an excellent performance in the 2014 REF. The School was placed 13th in the UK (out of 101 submissions) and second in Scotland (within a whisker of the much larger business school at Strathclyde). A particular highlight for the School was its performance on 'research impact'.See more on the School of Management in REF2014.

St Andrews on 'best place to live' list

As reported in independent student newspaper The Saint, St Andrews has been named as one of the "best places to live" by The Sunday Times. See the 17 March 2014 article on thesaint-online.comSee also updated archive news: Quality of Life in St Andrews.